today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
all; entire; whole; altogether
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
battle formation; military formation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
instability; insecurity; crankiness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then